So this is a little AU, what if kind of story for After the Storm. As always please enjoy.

13. Meredith visits for Alexis' graduation.

Castle and Beckett were sitting on the couch, she was sat in one of his shirts while he was in some sweats. Alexis wasn't due back for another hour or so and Martha was still in the Hamptons so they still have the loft to themselves. They had managed to make it from out of the bedroom and into the living room, they were watching or at least had on a show. They were more interested in each other than what was happening on the TV. Just as Castle's hand slipped under her shirt, or technically his someone knocked on the door. Rick groaned before standing up and glancing at Beckett who was lying on his couch.

"You, don't move."

He moved to the door and didn't bother looking through the peephole, he opened the door wanting to get rid of whoever was on the other side of the door quickly and effectively. He froze as soon as he looked properly at who was on the other side of the door.

" Aren't you going to let me in Ricky?"

Kate immediately sat up and tried to make herself look decent but she rolled her eyes at herself. She was sat in her partner's living room in his shirt and some underwear how could you make that look decent? She ran her hand through her hair but gave it up as a bad joke because it couldn't look any worse than it did right now either.

"You know I'm sure you only ever get better with age." Meredith said as she walked in and trailed her fingers up Castle's chest. He took a step back immediately but she soon followed him.

"Meredith what are you doing here?" He asked.

"It was my daughters graduation Ricky I thought I would say congratulations treat her maybe."

"So you couldn't have flown in yesterday to be here for it?"

As soon as he said that a flash of jealously appeared across Kate's features, if Meredith had flown in yesterday god only knows what would have happened between them. She cleared her throat and watched as Meredith turned to face her.

"Oh hello Detective Beckett." Meredith said smiling. "What are you doing here?"

Kate could do nothing but raise her eyebrows at the woman. Seriously she was asking that? She is sat here in Castle's loft wearing his clothes and she asks what she is doing here. Before she could say anything Alexis walked through the door.

"Hey dad, last night awesome. I hope you had as much fun as," she trailed off as soon as she saw everyone. "Mom? Detective Beckett? What are you doing here?" She asked slowly.

"Well I thought that we could go and celebrate your graduation." Meredith said slightly too happy.

"Mom not that I'm not happy to see you but I pulled an all nighter so all I want to do right now is sleep."

"Oh well maybe we could catch dinner later tonight or something?"

"Yeah sure that sounds good." She turned to face Beckett who at this point just wanted to be invisible. "Detective Beckett?"

"Actually it's Kate, I resigned." She said quietly. "And I think it's self explanatory as to why I'm here." She said as she tugged at the shirt she was wearing.

"You resigned?" Castle was the first to say something.

"You finally slept together?" Alexis asked looking at her father.

Kate knew then that it was going to be one hell of a long day, all this little gathering needed right now was Martha to walk through the door.